Wolfe, who was wanted in the death of his roommate, also died during the gun battle.

“Everybody gets scared,” said officer Ryan Adamson, who talked with Pitts about retirement over lunch just two days before the killing. “But I think it’s fair to say Rob was an officer who was willing to take risks, maybe some more than others, and I can’t tell you that he didn’t know fear because every person has fear but he didn’t let that stop him from doing his job.”

Visitation services for Pitts will be held at the Hulman Center on the Indiana State University campus from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday with the funeral to follow Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.